Crime in Sandhurst
Recorded crime in Sandhurst is 0.7 times the Bracknell Forest average and 0.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 14%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Sandhurst: about 15,859 residents in 20 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.0/10Good
- 5-year change
- −14%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the Bracknell Forest average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Sandhurst.
Crime over 5 years
Down 14% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Sandhurst, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the Bracknell Forest average (0.4× the England and Wales average). 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 68% of the harm here
- Burglary: 14% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 68% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 7.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Bracknell Forest (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Bracknell Forest council area, not only Sandhurst. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 118 | 0.90 | Down 14% |
| Cars broken into | 261 | 2.0 | Down 2% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 353 | 2.7 | Down 12% |
| Burglary of homes | 84 | 0.64 | Down 12% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in GU47
In GU47, the postcode district at the centre of Sandhurst, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 311 | 4% | 7% | 59% | 18% | 13% |
| Shoplifting | 69 | 1% | 12% | 29% | 57% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 68 | 3% | 0% | 34% | 57% | 6% |
| Other theft | 57 | 2% | 4% | 32% | 63% | 0% |
| Public order | 56 | 4% | 7% | 46% | 41% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 2.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 15.3 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 2.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.0 |
| Public order | 3.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 1.2 |
Postcode districts in Sandhurst
Nearby towns
Council: Bracknell Forest
Questions about crime in Sandhurst
- Is Sandhurst a safe place to live?
- Sandhurst scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the Bracknell Forest average.
- Is crime going up or down in Sandhurst?
- Down 14% over 5 years, from 588 recorded crimes a year to 503.
- What is the most common crime in Sandhurst?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 15 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Sandhurst compare with Bracknell Forest?
- Crime severity in Sandhurst is 0.7 times the Bracknell Forest average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Sandhurst?
- In GU47, the postcode district at the centre of Sandhurst, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 39% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Sandhurst?
- In Bracknell Forest, the council area Sandhurst is in, the police recorded 118 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.9 per 1,000 residents, down 14% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Sandhurst?
- 353 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Bracknell Forest, the council area Sandhurst is in, 2.7 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Sandhurst last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Bracknell Forest, the council area Sandhurst is in, against 1 the year before.